Changes in Spirit Hall

"Little San, what did you think of that Grandmaster?"

Having gotten far away from Yu Xiaogang, Xiao Lin looked immensely more relaxed and even joked with Tang San.

Xiao Lin had no idea what Yu Xiaogang had said to Tang San, so he was quite curious as well.

"He's just trash. He tried to trick me by saying Blue Silver Grass couldn't possibly have Innate Full Soul Power. When I told him I had the Blue Silver King, he was stunned."

Tang San had no kind words for Yu Xiaogang.

Although Yu Xiaogang had not figured out that his Blue Silver Grass was no ordinary Blue Silver Grass, but the Blue Silver King,

he had stumbled onto the fact that Tang San possessed Twin Martial Souls, which left Tang San feeling deeply insecure.

If Yu Xiaogang had not begun doubting himself afterward and instead believed Tang San's Martial Soul had Innate Full Soul Power because of the Blue Silver King,

Tang San might really have said, "You have earned your death," and then...

"That doesn't matter. As long as your Blue Silver Grass keeps absorbing Soul Rings with powerful Vitality, it'll evolve eventually."

Xiao Lin waved it off casually.

Just like in the Original Timeline, after Tang San absorbed the Mandala Snake's Soul Ring, his Blue Silver Grass had turned purplish-black?

Probably. Xiao Lin could not remember those details.

But if Tang San kept absorbing Soul Rings rich in Vitality, sooner or later, he would move closer to becoming the Blue Silver Emperor.

In the end, whenever Tang San summoned Blue Silver Grass, any expert would be able to sense its Vitality.

When that happened, who would dare insist that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was not the Blue Silver King or Blue Silver Emperor?

The two arrived at a place selling quilts. Tang San hastily picked the cheapest one, and only after they had left and reached a deserted spot did he put it into his Storage Soul Tool.

"Come on, let's go collect our royalties."

After taking several turns and making sure no one was watching them, Xiao Lin and Tang San arrived at Spirit Hall.

Yet this time, the appearance of Spirit Hall gave Xiao Lin a huge shock.

"Holy crap, Little San, Spirit Hall looks different."

Looking at the clearly renovated gates and plaque before him, Xiao Lin frowned slightly.

Grandfather Ma Xiunuo was not the kind of person who would do this.

If he had that kind of money, he should have bought more books instead.

Thinking this, Xiao Lin no longer cared about collecting royalties. He took Tang San straight into Spirit Hall.

"Well, if it isn't our little genius Xiao Lin?"

As they entered Spirit Hall, Su Yuntao, who was walking toward them, saw Xiao Lin and teased him.

"Come on, Brother Tao, what are you doing? Don't make such a big deal out of it."

Xiao Lin did not enjoy being praised like that in public. Being treated like a child being humored made him uncomfortable.

"Fine, then. What are you two doing here?"

Su Yuntao asked casually.

He was a deacon at Notting City's Spirit Hall, and his work was fairly easy, so he was friendly toward everyone.

Each year, he only had to make one long trip and help several villages awaken their Martial Souls.

And there was not much work at Spirit Hall the rest of the time. How could his job not be easy?

"Brother Tao, why was Spirit Hall renovated? Are there any New Books?"

Xiao Lin's face was full of curiosity. If there were New Books, he would not be bored for a while.

"Seems like there are a few. The funding came from above, but Hall Master Ma Xiunuo doesn't like flashy things, so he kept a good portion of the money to buy books."

Su Yuntao smiled faintly, rather proud to have such a good leader. Then he changed the subject and invited them over.

"Oh, right. You two haven't collected your subsidies for two months since the last time. Come with me. I set them aside for you early."

Xiao Lin's eyes lit up when he heard that. He had nearly forgotten about it, all because Tang Hao had given them so much money.

Unlike Xiao Lin, Tang San was also extremely excited. He even bowed to Su Yuntao in thanks.

When they received the two Gold Soul Coins Su Yuntao gave them, they were merely two tiny coins to Xiao Lin now, but Xiao Lin once again felt the kindness of Hall Master Ma Xiunuo, Su Yuntao, and the other low-ranking members of Spirit Hall.

Perhaps they alone truly served the people wholeheartedly.

After bidding Brother Su Yuntao farewell, Xiao Lin soon arrived before the familiar study.

As he approached, he found Hall Master Ma Xiunuo still organizing books.

"Grandfather Ma Xiunuo, I heard you bought New Books!"

Xiao Lin suddenly shouted, his tone urgent and slightly excited.

"Xiao Lin, is that you? You're here to borrow books again?"

Ma Xiunuo turned around and saw Xiao Lin and Tang San.

At that moment, Tang San bowed to Ma Xiunuo again, thanking him for the Gold Soul Coins.

That made Xiao Lin feel rather awkward. Little San, weren't you making me look rude by doing that?

Fortunately, Xiao Lin had a closer relationship with Ma Xiunuo and the others. Otherwise, with Tang San being such a model child from someone else's family, Xiao Lin would have been speechless.

"Grandfather Ma Xiunuo, we're here to help you."

Xiao Lin shouted, then brought Tang San along to help Ma Xiunuo organize the books.

"Good, good, good. Thank you both. I received many new books from Spirit City. Xiao Lin and Little San can both have a look."

"Alright, Grandfather Ma Xiunuo."

Xiao Lin thanked him excitedly, and his speed at organizing the books increased greatly.

He even directly activated the Indestructible Divine Skill and used Soul Power.

A little less than half a day later, Xiao Lin and Tang San had successfully helped Ma Xiunuo organize all the books.

During that time, Xiao Lin also learned from Ma Xiunuo about the changes in Spirit Hall.

First was the source of Spirit Hall's funding.

A Martial Soul Researcher had published a Thesis here, so Spirit Hall had awarded some prize money.

They also welcomed other Researchers to continue their studies, contribute to Spirit Hall, and contribute to the continent.

At first, Ma Xiunuo thought it was because of Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, but later, he learned that a Martial Soul Researcher named Xiao Yan had published a Thesis capable of changing the Soul Masters of Douluo Continent.

And since Ma Xiunuo did not know who Xiao Yan was, he naturally chose to buy more books in hopes that more Martial Soul Researchers would emerge.

But the moment Xiao Lin heard this, he immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Could Spirit Hall be looking for him?

He had clearly just written something casually. What he had published should even have been common knowledge among high-level Soul Masters, right?

Xiao Lin knew that some low-level Soul Masters would indeed benefit from it.

But was there really any need for Spirit Hall to specifically search for him?

What Xiao Lin did not know was that the last person who had become famous by publishing common knowledge was Yu Xiaogang, who had called himself Grandmaster for more than a decade.

Even Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect somewhat acknowledged him.

Not to mention that the examples in Xiao Lin's Thesis were all biographies, along with the feeble Blue Silver Grass and wolf Martial Souls.

Discovering patterns in the smallest details itself required a person to be observant.

Thus, Spirit Hall's higher-ups unanimously believed that someone like this could not possibly have made only a single discovery.

Not to mention that Xiao Lin had also written about a Xiao Yan and a Lin Dong.

Spirit Hall thought there were two such people.

That made finding them even more necessary.

But this immediately killed Xiao Lin's urge to collect his royalties.

Unless Xiao Lin grew up and became successful in the future, he would only collect them then.